Tyrese Maxey singles out one reason why the Philadelphia 76ers were able to defeat the Brooklyn Nets on Friday.

defeating the Brooklyn Nets, 113-98, in Friday’s NBA Cup contest at the Wells Fargo Center. The victory improved them to 3-12 on the season and 1-2 in NBA Cup East Group A play. It also snapped the Sixers’ five-game losing streak. “Obviously continue ...

With all the news surrounding the team, from the latest on Paul George's injury to the latest on Joel Embiid's injury, one may forget that the Sixers also played a game of basketball Friday night, welcoming the Brooklyn Nets.

Embiid missed the entire preseason and first six games of this regular season with left knee injury management before serving a three-game league suspension. He made his season debut against the New York Knicks on Nov. 12 only to miss the following night’s game due to managing the knee.

Joel Embiid, who was thrown on the injury report on Friday morning due to left knee injury management, is now out for the contest. He did not come out at all for warm ups which was the tell-tale sign that the big fella was not going to be able to give it a go.